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Battle of Pavia

Battle of Pavia was a siege conducted in AD 476 at Pavia, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Pavia. It was part of the Germanic Wars. The recorded result: Federate victory.

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FoughtAD 476
WherePavia, Italy45.185N, 9.155E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeFederate victory
BelligerentsFoederatiagainstWestern Roman Empire
Part ofGermanic Wars

Where it sits in the Germanic Wars

Clades Lolliana, 16 BCBattle of the Teutoburg Forest, AD 9Battle of Idistaviso, AD 16Battle of the Angrivarian Wall, AD 16Battle of Baduhenna Wood, AD 28Siege of Thessalonica, AD 254Battle of Nestos, AD 268Battle of Lake Constance, AD 355Siege of Autun, AD 356Battle of Vicus Helena, AD 440Battle of Corsica, AD 456Battle of Agrigentum, AD 456Battle of Garigliano, AD 457Battle of Toulouse, AD 458Battle of Bergamo, AD 464Battle of Angers, AD 464Battle of Bolia, AD 469Battle of Pavia, AD 476Battle of Ravenna, AD 47616 BCAD 476Battle of Pavia, AD 476
19 placed engagements of the Germanic Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 476 (year precision)
PlacePavia, Italy
45.185N, 9.155E
KindSiege, ancient
Commanders
  • Odoacer
  • Orestes (father of Romulus Augustulus)
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Placed at Pavia; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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In the same war

Battle of Pavia is one of 88 engagements of the 5th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16531748, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Pavia (476), revision 1370744335, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.